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eastern on cnn. >>> well, it may be as pretty as a postcard. the glistening white ship against a crystal blue sky but this isn't how more than 4,000 passengers and crew members aboard the carnival "triumph" are remembering their week-long nightmare that just ended hours ago. no, they were staggering off the ship that had minimal fire since an engine fire last sunday in the middle of the gulf of mexico. jammed the power and put them in darkness and set off the vacation from hell. whoa, are they hope to be back. if you were with us yesterday, you know that mobile, alabama, was in sight for, oh, i don't know, ten or more hours before these very happy travelers had something to cheer about once they got to land. once they did get to land, they dispersed mostly on buses from new orleans. from there, on buses and planes to houston or galveston. that is where the "triumph" originally set sail from. speaking of sailing, that massive 14-story tank is on the move. this time to a repair dock. tugboats started pushing it an hour ago. i want to bring some j
eastern on cnn. >>> well, it may be as pretty as a postcard. the glistening white ship against a crystal blue sky but this isn't how more than 4,000 passengers and crew members aboard the carnival "triumph" are remembering their week-long nightmare that just ended hours ago. no, they were staggering off the ship that had minimal fire since an engine fire last sunday in the middle of the gulf of mexico. jammed the power and put them in darkness and set off the vacation from...
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the 85th academy awards, oscars are being polished and i'll be here sunday night to cover it for cnn. kim masters joins us. where are you with us? a lot of good movies this year. a lot of conjecture about who may win. >> unlike other years, it it doesn't seem like everything is a lock. the year that forest whitt ker won every award under the sun. this year some of the key categories could go a couple different ways. that could be the final thing that the academy needs to breakthrough and get ratings back. it's not about skewing younger or having a younger host or opening up the best picture category. it's about a little unpredictability. >> they are using the success of the musical-related stuff. what do you think is skewing it towards more musical performance? >> i hear the length is quite long. and i think they are talking about closing the show with a duet with kristen chen witch and seth mccar far lan. >> i think it will be amazing. you have to point. the musical stuff is fine, but if you're skewing it to a younger demographic, is it sensible? >> they are balancing it with the cas
the 85th academy awards, oscars are being polished and i'll be here sunday night to cover it for cnn. kim masters joins us. where are you with us? a lot of good movies this year. a lot of conjecture about who may win. >> unlike other years, it it doesn't seem like everything is a lock. the year that forest whitt ker won every award under the sun. this year some of the key categories could go a couple different ways. that could be the final thing that the academy needs to breakthrough and...
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his agent tells cnn pistorius rejects the murder accusations in the strongest terms. oscar pistorius isn't talking tonight. but last year, he did sit down with piers. and the conversation was revealing. as you'll see, very surprising. here's piers' interview with the athlete, now accused of murder. >> oscar pistorius is the one and only blade runner. a world champion sprinter, double amputee, a paralympian and olympian who continues to shatter records as we saw in london this summer. welcome. >> thank you very much. >> how does it feel to be an inspiration for literally people who are disabled the entire world over? >> i think it's a massive blessing. i have been very privileged to be given a talent and over the last seven or eight years i have worked hard on working on it and making sure i can be the best athlete i can be, and obviously being an international sportsman is a lot of responsibility that comes with it. you have to remember there are kids who look up to you, is definitely something you have to keep at the back of your mind. >> what somebody said to me, th
his agent tells cnn pistorius rejects the murder accusations in the strongest terms. oscar pistorius isn't talking tonight. but last year, he did sit down with piers. and the conversation was revealing. as you'll see, very surprising. here's piers' interview with the athlete, now accused of murder. >> oscar pistorius is the one and only blade runner. a world champion sprinter, double amputee, a paralympian and olympian who continues to shatter records as we saw in london this summer....
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from the cnn world headquarters in atlanta, i'm don lemon. thanks for watching. good night -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com >> tonight, harrowing stories from inside that disabled cruise ship. and a sick passenger who was rescued at sea. >> it was hard. it was scary. it was -- oh, my good. >> plus, the other big news this week -- fallen hero. the shocking story of oscar pistorius. did the paralympic superstar murder his covergirl girlfriend? his interview with piers that may surprise you. this is "piers morgan tonight." good evening two stories of triumph of, tragedy, strength and character. celebrated athlete oscar pistorius is in police custody tonight. the double amputee track star turned national hero stands accused of a horrible crime, the gold-blooded murder of his girlfriend. we begin with the remarkable story of the more than 4,000 people aboard the cruise ship triumph of, stranded at days, adrift at say. martin savage takes us through the ultimate holiday nightmare. >> fun in the sun, that's the promise of the carnival triumph, and with lots to offe
from the cnn world headquarters in atlanta, i'm don lemon. thanks for watching. good night -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com >> tonight, harrowing stories from inside that disabled cruise ship. and a sick passenger who was rescued at sea. >> it was hard. it was scary. it was -- oh, my good. >> plus, the other big news this week -- fallen hero. the shocking story of oscar pistorius. did the paralympic superstar murder his covergirl girlfriend? his interview with piers that...
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cnn has confirmed that mccready committed suicide. she shot herself at her home. outside her successful career she struggled with addiction and mental illness even greeing to be treated on a tv reality show. sports history has been written and another boys club is no more. danica patrick became the first woman to win the poll position for the daytona 500. i spoke with her and she talked about this win breaking gender barrie barriers. >> i love that to go beyond racing it in general. just to break gender barriers, i feel one of the coolest things is to think that parents and their kids are having that conversation at home about it. i've heard stories about a kid saying but mom, dad, that's a girl that's out there racing. th then they can have that conversation to say you can do what you want to do. your passion matters. >> danica where share the front road with jeff gordon. >>> florida senator marco rubio ka calling the white house plan dead on rival. those are you headlines. >>> welcome back to this special "piers morgan tonight." i'm ashleigh banfield in for pier
cnn has confirmed that mccready committed suicide. she shot herself at her home. outside her successful career she struggled with addiction and mental illness even greeing to be treated on a tv reality show. sports history has been written and another boys club is no more. danica patrick became the first woman to win the poll position for the daytona 500. i spoke with her and she talked about this win breaking gender barrie barriers. >> i love that to go beyond racing it in general. just...
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hey, congressman, dana bash, cnn. we took an informal survey. do you think you should take a cut as a member of congress? >> certainly. we're all in this together, suffering together. >> reporter: most lawmakers in both parties say yes. would you take a pay cut? >> absolutely. let's make sure we are doing our part as well. >> reporter: but cutting lawmakers' pay now is not so easy. the 27th amendment prohibits members of congress from changing their pay until after the next election. they can get creative. write checks to the charity or the treasury. ironically, some tea party backed party lawmakers are reluctant to give up their own pay. do you think members of congress should take a pay cut? >> i don't think some of i don't think we should raise our pay. >> republican billy long elected to cut washington spending. >> it's such a miniscule part, it wouldn't have an effect. >> reporter: would you take a pay cut as well. michele bachmann asked that question, talking several times only about her staff, not her. >> we'd like to keep everybody on th
hey, congressman, dana bash, cnn. we took an informal survey. do you think you should take a cut as a member of congress? >> certainly. we're all in this together, suffering together. >> reporter: most lawmakers in both parties say yes. would you take a pay cut? >> absolutely. let's make sure we are doing our part as well. >> reporter: but cutting lawmakers' pay now is not so easy. the 27th amendment prohibits members of congress from changing their pay until after the...
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from td ameritrade. . >>> we are welcoming our international viewers now with just in to cnn. south african olympian oscar pistorius formally charged in court just moments ago with killing his girlfriend, model reeva steenkamp. this is new video of pistorius leaving for today's court hearing. police say the 26-year-old runner shot his 30-year-old girlfriend four times early thursday morning at his home in pretoria. you're looking at him right there. he has himself covered up in the background. pistorius, a double amputee is a national hero in south africa. he made olympic history when he competed in the 2012 london games on his carbon fiber blades winning a silver medal. errol barnett is live in johaners johan ers johannesburg. what is the latest right now? >> reporter: this is our first glimpse at the state, the physical and emotional state of oscar pistorius since all of this news has been crossing, this tragedy that his girlfriend was shot four times in his home. it's notable that as we see him t seems as though the severity and seriousness of what's happened is hitting him
from td ameritrade. . >>> we are welcoming our international viewers now with just in to cnn. south african olympian oscar pistorius formally charged in court just moments ago with killing his girlfriend, model reeva steenkamp. this is new video of pistorius leaving for today's court hearing. police say the 26-year-old runner shot his 30-year-old girlfriend four times early thursday morning at his home in pretoria. you're looking at him right there. he has himself covered up in the...
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pistorius invited cnn to his room in 2008 when these pictures were taken, and cnn is told steenkamp was shot four times through a bathroom door, and authorities say afterwards, pistorius carried her down these stairs while she was still alive. questions still remain over reports of a bloodied cricket bat found at the scene. was it used to attack steenkamp? did she use it to defend herself? or did oscar use it to break down the bathroom door after the shooting? and there are reports by the local media that police had found steroids at the house which authorities have not commented on to cnn. as the legal process now begins against the man known as blade runner, all of oscar's future races have been canceled. he was scheduled to run in australia, brazil, the u.s., the uk, and russia. and while pistorius is in court on tuesday for a bail hearing, reeva's family said there will be a memorial service for her as producers of her reality show released this farewell message from her, meant to be on her cast, but now becomes her last good-bye. >> i take home with me so many amazing memories and
pistorius invited cnn to his room in 2008 when these pictures were taken, and cnn is told steenkamp was shot four times through a bathroom door, and authorities say afterwards, pistorius carried her down these stairs while she was still alive. questions still remain over reports of a bloodied cricket bat found at the scene. was it used to attack steenkamp? did she use it to defend herself? or did oscar use it to break down the bathroom door after the shooting? and there are reports by the local...
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. >> except, remember something too, part of what you see when you turn on cnn or other stations are people in america projecting their cultural kind of assumptions on to south africa. i saw somebody the other night, may have been on this show say, well, he didn't call 911, which factually was not correct. they have something there. but the person he would have called is perfectly normal according to people i know in south africa, is who you would call. so it is not the american system. but i think this guy has a pretty good defense, based on what i talked to, people in south africa, his kind of paranoia, his fear of crime, i don't think that's something that is so outlandish. >> mark, let me ask you, the prosecutor has been trying to portray pistorius as a flight risk. the fact that he doesn't recognize his crime, the idea that he is prone to violence. do you think that a solid argument against bail? >> no, i think the opposite. i think what the magistrate replied, is why wouldn't he have every incentive in the world to clear his name. and he's got a very able defense team. i think
. >> except, remember something too, part of what you see when you turn on cnn or other stations are people in america projecting their cultural kind of assumptions on to south africa. i saw somebody the other night, may have been on this show say, well, he didn't call 911, which factually was not correct. they have something there. but the person he would have called is perfectly normal according to people i know in south africa, is who you would call. so it is not the american system....
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as we've been telling you, right now, live picture, exclusive to cnn. if you want to see when the triumph gets into dock, have you to watch it right here. tell one, tell all. i'm sorry if you've heard me say that, i have to assume some viewers are just tuning in. >>> right now we're going to deal with the charred remains found in the burned out cabin in the san bernardino mountains, have been positively identified as christopher dorner's. the sheriff's office says the i.d. was made through dental records. that puts one big question to rest. though the investigation is ongoing. randi kaye joins me from big bear, california. i know you spoke to the man who was carjacked by christopher dorner. does he want the reward money? $1 million out there. >> reporter: good evening, chris. he certainly does want that money. he called the sheriff's deputy right after christopher dorner put a gun in his face and stole his truck. he said there's no doubt he deserves that money. it's his call that led police to his whereabouts. there's specific wording. the reward will b
as we've been telling you, right now, live picture, exclusive to cnn. if you want to see when the triumph gets into dock, have you to watch it right here. tell one, tell all. i'm sorry if you've heard me say that, i have to assume some viewers are just tuning in. >>> right now we're going to deal with the charred remains found in the burned out cabin in the san bernardino mountains, have been positively identified as christopher dorner's. the sheriff's office says the i.d. was made...
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cnn the most trusted name in news. you know how to mix business... with business. and you...rent from national. because only national lets you choose any car in the aisle. and go. you can even take a full-size or above. and still pay the mid-size price. i could get used to this. [ male announcer ] yes, you could business pro. yes, you could. go national. go like a pro. >>> welcome back to this special "piers morgan tonight." i'm ashleigh banfield in for piers. while the triumph cruise ship inched back to shore, another story just as riveting makes news around the world. it is that of oscar pistorius, the paralympic star accused in the valentine's day murder of his girlfriend. pistorius sat down with piers last year for a candid and surprising one-on-one interview. we're going to bring it to you in just a moment. first, the case against a man who became known as the blade runner. oscar pistorius stands in the packed courtroom openly weeping as he faces the shocking charge. a national hero in south africa, the olympic athlete known as the blade runner, is accused of
cnn the most trusted name in news. you know how to mix business... with business. and you...rent from national. because only national lets you choose any car in the aisle. and go. you can even take a full-size or above. and still pay the mid-size price. i could get used to this. [ male announcer ] yes, you could business pro. yes, you could. go national. go like a pro. >>> welcome back to this special "piers morgan tonight." i'm ashleigh banfield in for piers. while the...
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as we've been telling you, right now, live picture, exclusive to cnn. if you want to see when the triumph gets into dock, have you to watch it right here. tell one, tell all. i'm sorry if you've heard me say that, i have to assume some viewers are just tuning in. >>> right now we're going to deal with the charred remains found in the burned out can
as we've been telling you, right now, live picture, exclusive to cnn. if you want to see when the triumph gets into dock, have you to watch it right here. tell one, tell all. i'm sorry if you've heard me say that, i have to assume some viewers are just tuning in. >>> right now we're going to deal with the charred remains found in the burned out can
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cnn's robin in johannesburg with the latest on this sensational murder case. this case is now gripping the whole world, and it really comes down, i guess, to whether you believe oscar pistorius, with what appears to be a conval outed, implausible version of events. yet, weighs saw today when the police chief was cross-examined, his version of events began to unravel too. where are we left here, do you think? >> when we were listening in court this morning and we were listening to the state's case, you know, we were all thinking, oh, you know, that's it. it doesn't sound so good for oscar, and then after lunch it just -- the sentiment just absolutely switched when you started hearing the defense literally pick apart the state's case, so it has been quite a roller coaster day in terms of just trying to form an opinion based on the kind of information that we've all been getting. i mean, and how -- how implausible is oscar's story? well, on paper many people found a lot of holes, a lot of questions about it, but in a sort of quite dramatic statement, the chief pr
cnn's robin in johannesburg with the latest on this sensational murder case. this case is now gripping the whole world, and it really comes down, i guess, to whether you believe oscar pistorius, with what appears to be a conval outed, implausible version of events. yet, weighs saw today when the police chief was cross-examined, his version of events began to unravel too. where are we left here, do you think? >> when we were listening in court this morning and we were listening to the...
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you're talking about cnn, you're talking about the media. i mean, should we not cover the story as we've covered it or what do you thing the answer is? >> oh, not at all. reporters have not only a right but a responsibility to inform the public, especially about these horrible tragedies that are so news worthy. the question is how much coverage? and reporters ought to show restraint, just like the rest of us, and realize that if they overdo it, they're playing right into the hands and the guns of these bullied youngsters who want to get even. they want to get even with their classmates. adam lanza had been a student at sandy hook elementary school where he was brutally bullied and tormented and humiliated on a daily basis. he wanted desperately to be famous and important, and we gave him that chance. >> bill, on balance, video games, do they provide an outlet for people -- most people use them just for playing video games, but for people that could be a problem, is that an outlet that prevents them from doing more violence or an outlet that
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the hotel would not speak to cnn despite repeated attempts. but this is the latest chapter in the hotel's dark storied history, says l.a. crime novelist and journalist denise hamilton. >> in so many ways the cecil is a metaphor for the city of los angeles and hollywood. it's all facade. it's all glitz on the outside and it's got this romantic, turbulent, sinister history. >> reporter: the hotel was built during the roaring '20s but crushed under the economic weight of the depression. in the 1940s, the black dahlia, elizabeth short, is rumored to have stayed here before she was killed and dismembered. in the '50s and '60s, a place where the desperate ended it all. >> they rented a room, went up to the room, jumped out the window. there was one woman who committed suicide and she ended up landing on a pedestrian who was walking by. and killed the pedestrian as well. >> reporter: the hotel's folklore grew. it served as a backdrop in tv series like "beretta." as downtown l.a. descended into crime in the '80s, so did the guests. serial killer richa
the hotel would not speak to cnn despite repeated attempts. but this is the latest chapter in the hotel's dark storied history, says l.a. crime novelist and journalist denise hamilton. >> in so many ways the cecil is a metaphor for the city of los angeles and hollywood. it's all facade. it's all glitz on the outside and it's got this romantic, turbulent, sinister history. >> reporter: the hotel was built during the roaring '20s but crushed under the economic weight of the...
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jeanne moos, cnn, new york. >> i see a reality show coming. i remember i used to try to convince my dogs growing up to open the door themselves so they could let themselves out. was not successful. >> not that smart. >> no. >> my beautiful dog dolly could do it in buffalo. >> of course you had to show me up. >> very smart, beautiful dog. miss dolly. i'll be back filling in for anderson cooper in an hour on "ac 360" in the meantime, you can tweet me or kate. >> yes, you can. >> you can tweet the show. that's it for us. thanks very much for watching. "outfront" starts right now. >>> "outfront" next, president obama comes out today blasting the forced spending cuts also known as the sequester, calling it a meat cleaver. so why are some people cheering? >>> plus, olympic runner oscar pistorius tells his side of the story in court today. some parts of it, pretty amazing. we'll read it to you. >>> new details emerge about how sandy hook shooter adam lanza spent his time leading up to that horrific massacre. it was an obsession with certain people ov
jeanne moos, cnn, new york. >> i see a reality show coming. i remember i used to try to convince my dogs growing up to open the door themselves so they could let themselves out. was not successful. >> not that smart. >> no. >> my beautiful dog dolly could do it in buffalo. >> of course you had to show me up. >> very smart, beautiful dog. miss dolly. i'll be back filling in for anderson cooper in an hour on "ac 360" in the meantime, you can tweet me...